‘Ndrangheta, corruption and electoral crimes: blitz in Calabria. 14 arrests
‘Ndrangheta, corruption and electoral crimes: in Reggio Calabria an operation by the Carabinieri of the ROS for the execution of 14 precautionary measures as part of an investigation coordinated by the DDA into alleged relationships between ‘Ndrangheta and politics. T. would be investigated in the investigationking local politicians who are accused, among other things, of the crime of political-mafia electoral exchange. The investigation, according to what has been learned, concerns alleged offenses committed during the 2020 and 2021 regional elections and municipal elections in Reggio 2020. Of the 14 precautionary measures which are being executed, seven concern the arrest of people for whom precautionary detention in prison has been ordered, while another four suspects have ended up under house arrest.
For three others, however, the measure requiring them to report to the judicial police was issued. The measures were issued by the District Magistrate of Reggio Calabria at the request of the DDA, directed by Giovanni Bombardieri. The people involved in the operation are accused, for various reasons, of: crimes of mafia-type criminal association, extortion aggravated by the mafia method, electoral crimes, corruption for acts contrary to official duties and material and ideological falsehood committed by a public official in public documents. At the center of the investigation are the activities and influences exerted on local politics by the Araniti gang of the ‘Ndrangheta.
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